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... are not huge peaks. Today's route took us back to Nanaimo, a port city north of Victoria. By taking the ferry from here, we limited the number of possible departures, but cut an hour and a half from the drive. We rode on the Coastal Inspiration, one of the new craft commissioned to support Olympic traffic next winter. The ferry is immense and very smooth riding - probably the most comfortable we have been on. Of ...

This is it! After a year and a half of dreaming and saving, departure day has finally arrived! None too soon either, as the weather in Seattle is predicted to change towards a more traditional fall/winter feel, meaning, liquid sunshine. So, let's head towards the ...

... owned and run by Mario Batali's Father. I had seen it on the Food Network and suggested we try it for lunch. It is an extremely popular meat deli/ sausage place, with a line always stretching out the door. We ordered two different sammies and ate them outside on the street. They were very good, but I can only eat so much pork, so Phil ate the other half of mine later that night. 2:00pm- After a filling lunch, we headed to ...

... preserved to see, just some old walls. Some of this level is being used by businesses again, so it's not particularly special anymore. Worth a look to learn some history, I suppose we had to wander through the damp strange smelling parts so they can call it the Underground Tour. Back to Vancouver tomorrow, tonight I'll be practising my immigration spiel including the new exciting addition of the reason my flight details are in baggage storage in a hostel in Vancouver.

... God Father. I decided to give up my date with Al Pachino and instead go out with John and 4 other girls. I can't say I was sorry for leaving the house as I had a really good time that night. We first went to a bar that had the game curling. Instead this time it was on a piece of wood and sand. We got into teams of 2 and John decided to team up with me. The members of the same team would stand on the opposite ends of the table. The rules of the game are very much like those in ...

... Examples are in news stories here, here and here. Be Careful, people! Most immigrants want to come to America - We can complain all we want about our country, but it is still considered the "end of the line" for people leaving their home country for a better life. As one Angolan we met in China commented about his family in America "Once they got there, they never came back and they never ...

... from them saying, "Riley already has a chip in her." Kelly and I were baffled because the woman we bought her from never told us she was chipped. The information on the chip is for an animal shelter in Florida. After talking to them, we've come to the conclusion that Riley may have been a stray dog the woman got from the vet and then told us she had bred her. We can't be sure and the ...

Estamos con la familia de Claudia y Ricardo disfrutando un tiempo para compartir su vida diaria, dar un abrazo de muchas vueltas para entregarles nuestro amor y animo durante estos dificiles tiempos de luchar contra el cancer de Claudia. Estar aqui, hacer lo que se presente cada dia, conversar, caminar, acompa~nar las tareas y actividades deportivas de los ni~nos ...

Yep, I'm still in Bellevue, but I'm less than 24 hours from my flight out of Seattle. And no...I'm not packed yet. I've got tons of stuff lying all over my room, and here I am sitting in the middle of the floor at ...

... Five miles from my house, all lights were red. Cars sitting, braked. Off the freeway, onto a side road that I often use. Stop and go and stop and go and stop and go. And stop. My driveway! My carport! The porch light on, a timer set before I left. My luggage was the bottom of the stack. The driver moved all bags out into the rain, reloaded. I shook his hand, felt like giving him a hug ...